...and still going strong!
I finally cracked open my maxT3 dvd. Oh. My. This is going to be awesome! Gotta gear up for my mud run in June! That is going to be such a blast! I'm going to be in such good shape, I'll fly across those obstacles! Upper body strength? Check!
Can't start today though. So sore from yesterday. Ouch!
maxT3 is a piece to the Maximized Living puzzle. There is a something for any fitness level to do. It was designed for use by Olympic and professional athletes or those trying to compete at the highest level. And it's been adapted so everybody can use it. And trust me when I say, even the Olympians feel it!! It's truly unlike anything you've seen before. At least, I've never seen anything like it. I've done some of the exercises, but not the way they do them. It sort of goes against what every guru on the net tells you is the "right way" to train.
However, Maximized Living is on the advisory council for US judo & martial arts, wrestling & weight lifting teams, Colorado Rapids major league soccer team, and USA Volleyball. So, I think I'll go with their information. Afterall, these are elite athletes.
It's cutting edge. And it's not boring, slow go cardio. It's 6 minutes of functional, multi-joint exercises. Total workout time is 12 minutes of burst training. Hard to believe that there are people out there going at the same old same old for upwards of 6 hours a week and not changing a bit, while others are getting ripped on 36 minutes a week. Unbelievable! But it all comes down to hormones. They control whether you will get shredded or stay the same. With this metabolic conditioning, you create an oxygen debt and stimulate the hormones that increase metabolism and thus are able to be in a fat burning state long after the workout is done. Does your cardio do that? Strength conditioning builds lean muscle, which, when added to the body, aids fat loss.
There are two energy systems: aerobic and anaerobic.
The aerobic energy system needs oxygen to turn nutrients to energy - classic aerobic mode would be hanging out on the treadmill for 40-50 minutes. We used to think that to be fit, you had to do this, but all cutting science says you need to be hanging out in the other energy system....the anaerobic system. And the reason is, short duration high intensity exercise drives your body's hormones into a certain state that maximizes HGH, testosterone, and minimizes cortisol. And by doing that, you change your body's metabolism and it is metabolism that helps your body burn fat and build muscle. And I don't care who you are, you want your metabolism to be working FOR you, not AGAINST you.
I'm here to spread the good information that helps people who want to be in the best shape of their lives and have bodies that actually look like you spend all those hours exercising, become more knowledgeable in how to do so. STOP spending all that time on those cardio machines!! If your goal is a ripped body, with lean muscle mass and a kickin metabolism that drives you healthfully into your golden years, you must stop the old way of thinking.
New information is constantly proving old information wrong. Remember, people used to believe that the world was flat until the discovery that it was actually round. And the low-fat diet craze was all the rage in the 80's but because of it, we are fat and unhealthy. Oops, turns out we actually DO need fat. The good fats, that is. Old, out dated information. Move on, people.
Even if you don't necessarily dig this type of exercise, it's 12 minutes of your day. Who wouldn't rather spend 12 minutes getting in shape vs. an hour of something that doesn't have a positive impact on metabolism or lean muscle (which are required to improve your physique)?
I'll forever try to encourage you to train smarter, not longer. But in the end, it's up to you to make the choice. It is your body afterall.
If you haven't already, check out Maximized Living at http://maximizedliving.com/
They change lives.
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